Interesting museum showing history of Leyland trucks and commercial vehicles.read more

Excelent museum run by enthusiasts and retired truckers with stories galore. There is a good…read morearchive and many exhibits from the earliest days to modern commercial vehicles. Well worth a visit. Parking is free outside, and there are many cafes, supermkts,shops etc. in Leyland town centre next to it.

Great for kids to learn about the roman settlement in Ribchster and that is was the HQ for the…read morenorth of England. There are some ruins here of Roman Baths and it is interesting to explore them. the river is ajacent to the museum and the views accross to pendle hill are fab.

I love to visit museums to go back in history. The Ribchester Roman Museum was a great experience…read morebringing back ancient Rome to me. It is a visual treat for everyone.

We (adult and 2 children - boy 8, girl 11) visited the museum as a half-term outing. We were not…read moredisappointed. The museum celebrates over 100 years of commercial vehicle development. Over 60 immacultely restored vehicles are on display - from horsedrawn wagon to the 'popemobile' - built in 1982 for the visit by Pope John Paul II and a great deal more besides. Car parking is free on the forecourt (we made the mistake of using the 'pay and display' opposite). Admission charges are reasonable. Opening times (13 Feb- 31 Oct 2010) are 10 until 5 Saturday and Sunday, Bank Holiday Mondays and Thursday and Friday during Lancashire School Holidays. Check out their website for more details.

This museum is a real goldmine not just of historic vehicles but ones used by famous people in the…read morepast. Some highlights were the giant 'popemobile' which seated the pope on his visit to the Uk. Some wonderfully romantic old busses. The volunteers were extremely enthusiastic and let us into the vehicles.

Deepdale, home to Preston North End FC is one of the oldest football stadiums in the world, opened…read morein 1878 it is often regarded as the longest continually used stadium in the world. - signs of its age can show such as the construction of the stadium being rather strange which includes a built-in walk-in/doctors surgery as well as an old-fashioned, strange enterance to executive areas which at times look like houses. The stadium also remains pretty difficult to navigate - it also didn't help that a steward sent me the wrong way meaning I had to pass thousands of Preston fans, before getting into the game where I'd watch my Manchester City defeat Preston 3-0 at an almost full capacity ground (the stadium holds just over 24,000) Away disabled supporters are located at pitchside in a ditch area, which is lower than the pitch making it rather difficult to see action at the other side of the pitch - I even struggled to see if the ball had or hadn't gone in for some attempts, supported by only one scoreboard/screen which was above the away end meaning no away fans could see the scoreboard or watch replays which I didn't like - once again this shows the age of the stadium. I also couldn't believe my eyes when the match was playing that staff members kept walking past slowly, blocking the view (mainly of disabled supporters) including a program seller who wouldn't leave until he sold one - I mean come on, we're here to watch the game so what are you doing mate? The one good thing about the pitchside location is the fact the players can come over to greet you after the game, which Benjamin Mendy did - a fantastic player and person. The match tickets were pretty reasonably priced but it was a Carabao Cup fixture which is generally cheap anyway as it is a competition often used for big teams to give their youth players and B-team a chance, The stadium is pretty easy to get to with bus stops nearby although after the match the traffic is horrendous, often resulting in a two-mile walk back to the city centre and train station - I do feel the bus companies are missing a trick by forcing anyone heading from the train station to the stadium to change buses (an extra ticket) because many away fans would be reliant on public transport and most stadiums I've been to do have a direct route from the nearby train station including Liverpool, my Manchester City and of course Wembley, the national stadium - even teams around Preston's level such as Stoke City and Wigan Athletic do, so it's not just a divisional thing. Certainly not the best stadium in the country, and it is one of the oldest - I'd say the overall match experience for away fans is made pretty poor due to the difficulty and lack of signage getting into the stadium and then facilities such as lacking a view of the screen etc. 2* - Historic ground but pretty dismal for away fans other than being able to get closer to your players than most other stadiums.

I'd rather see your south end than your north end, but let's get on with the review. See what I did…read morethere? I Preston with the review. I don't like that when you buy this team's kit, the numbers and name on the back are Preston instead of Sewnon. But it's ok. PNE stands for only one thing in my world. And that's' Post-Natal Ecstasy. Oh wait. Back to the football. First-Hand Experience: Absolutely adore PNE. Have seen them play at home, and also away against their hated rivals Blackpool. I don't know why they hate each other when they are both amazing teams. I support both of them fully. Well done to Preston for being promoted, absolutely delighted about that. I want to see them as a Prem team one day. I love going to Deepdale to watch them and will be going again in 2016. One of the biggest and best teams outside the Prem and an easy 5 star rating. Preston North End is one of the most historic and grand teams outside the Premier League. Based on size alone they should be back in it. They have a beautiful loud intense 25k seat stadium, but they just have been mismanaged for a long time. They have some glory days though. They were champions of England twice, in 1889 and 1890. They were runners up many times, including twice in the 1950s. They won the FA Cup twice, in 1889 and 1938 right before WWII. Wolves, Burnley and Preston are the only teams who have been champions of all four divisions at some time or another. They have also lost in the cup final 5 times. Definitely one of the classic teams of England, but all these reviews dedicated to the stadium should be moved to the new stadium listing which I created! :)

Ribble Steam Railway is a family day out in the heart of Lancashire. The railway opened to the…read morepublic in September 2005. A visit to the site will not only give you the opportunity to travel along our 1 mile dock and riverside line, but also access our newly built museum and workshop. The line itself crosses the Preston Marina entrance via a swing bridge, and runs alongside the diverted River Ribble on the site of the former sprawling docklands. Very enjoyable,

nIce friendly staff here.. the art gallery and museum is quite small but was free when i visited so…read morewont grumble. If you are in the area well worth a visit.

Blackburn Museum and art gallery are a tresure to be had in the town centre. There is always…read moresomething new to veiw ar larn there. I like the way variouse areas are sectioned off. It enables you to concentrat on that perticular aspect. Take your kids, it's free and they will love it.

My gf has a deep dale, you know. And that's the way we both like it…read more I knew a guy named Dale who used to always philosophize. So we called him Deep Dale. First-Hand Experience: More info about my personal experience at this stadium - I've now seen 3 matches here, and been here about 7 times. During my 2011 tour, I went up to see them twice in a few weeks, and also I would sit near the stadium (at Sbux) and do my promo work, and pop out to the car park and look at the stadium and floodlights and be happy that I was so close to one of my fave places. It is an absolute cauldron. A theater. It's like a mini Anfield or something. I absolutely love Deepdale and the industrial city of Preston in general. I am a huge fan. Huge in all kinds of ways. I was last here in 2014 (eating a kebab from a Persian place that Kristin found for me, lol), and I'll be back again in 2016, mark my words. I've been to most UK & US stadiums, due to lifelong obsessions with travel, sport & especially footy (soccer to Americans). Born & raised in England, I followed Oxford United (hometown team) to stadia all over the country at away games, and later Liverpool (fave team) around. Every stadium review - like all my reviews - are from first-hand personal experience, usually from several visits. In 2011, I was on music tour in the UK, and visited most stadiums for fun in my spare time. As recently as Fall 2014, when I was "stuck" in UK for 3 months, I went to hundreds yet again while travelling. I have pictures of me at most, which I'll post later. Also, when back in UK I'll take more pix, and add more stadia! *** return to regular review *** This is one of the best stadiums outside the Prem. It's got 25k capacity, all seats, and is intense and the fans feel like they are right on top of you. It was built brilliantly and is a truly historical stadium. Opened in 1875, it's the home of Preston North End, and the National Football Museum is also up her. Up here, I mean, not up my gf. The Kop is named after Bill Shankly, who doesn't love that concept. There is a statue of Tom Finney. There are also roads named after both of them. I hung out next to this stadium a lot when I performed in Preston which was one of my best concerts in UK.